diff --git a/.changeset/safe-console-dom-pipe.md b/.changeset/safe-console-dom-pipe.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8c2c649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/safe-console-dom-pipe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/devtools-vite': patch
+---
+
+Avoid piping raw DOM nodes through the console proxy.
diff --git a/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.test.ts b/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.test.ts
index 26f05b88..31788c27 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.test.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,51 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { generateConsolePipeCode } from './virtual-console'
 
 const TEST_VITE_URL = 'http://localhost:5173'
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers()
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+  delete (window as any).__TSD_CONSOLE_PIPE_INITIALIZED__
+})
+
+function setupWarnConsolePipe() {
+  const originalWarn = console.warn
+  const originalWarnMock = vi.fn()
+  const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  const eventSourceUrls: Array<string> = []
+
+  class MockEventSource {
+    onmessage: ((event: MessageEvent) => void) | null = null
+    onerror: (() => void) | null = null
+
+    constructor(url: string) {
+      eventSourceUrls.push(url)
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.warn = originalWarnMock
+  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock)
+  vi.stubGlobal('EventSource', MockEventSource)
+
+  const code = generateConsolePipeCode(['warn'], TEST_VITE_URL)
+  new Function(code)()
+
+  return {
+    eventSourceUrls,
+    fetchMock,
+    originalWarnMock,
+    restore: () => {
+      console.warn = originalWarn
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+function getFirstFetchBody(fetchMock: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>) {
+  const [, init] = fetchMock.mock.calls[0]!
+  return JSON.parse(init.body)
+}
+
 describe('virtual-console', () => {
   test('generates inline code with specified levels', () => {
     const code = generateConsolePipeCode(['log', 'error'], TEST_VITE_URL)
@@ -70,4 +113,132 @@ describe('virtual-console', () => {
     expect(code).toContain(TEST_VITE_URL)
     expect(code).toContain('/__tsd/console-pipe/server')
   })
+
+  test('serializes DOM elements before sending logs', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+    const { eventSourceUrls, fetchMock, originalWarnMock, restore } =
+      setupWarnConsolePipe()
+
+    try {
+      const button = document.createElement('button')
+      button.id = 'save'
+      button.className = 'primary'
+      button.type = 'button'
+      button.setAttribute('data-testid', 'save-button')
+
+      console.warn('gesture warning', button)
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+      expect(originalWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('gesture warning', button)
+      expect(eventSourceUrls).toEqual(['/__tsd/console-pipe/sse'])
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      const body = getFirstFetchBody(fetchMock)
+
+      expect(body.entries[0]).toMatchObject({
+        level: 'warn',
+        source: 'client',
+        args: [
+          'gesture warning',
+          '<button id="save" class="primary" type="button" data-testid="save-button">',
+        ],
+      })
+    } finally {
+      restore()
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('serializes circular refs and Error objects before sending logs', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+    const { fetchMock, originalWarnMock, restore } = setupWarnConsolePipe()
+
+    try {
+      const circular: Record<string, unknown> = { name: 'root' }
+      circular.self = circular
+      const error = new Error('boom')
+
+      console.warn('complex warning', circular, error)
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+      expect(originalWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'complex warning',
+        circular,
+        error,
+      )
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      const body = getFirstFetchBody(fetchMock)
+
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[1]).toEqual({
+        name: 'root',
+        self: '[Circular]',
+      })
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[2]).toMatchObject({
+        name: 'Error',
+        message: 'boom',
+      })
+      expect(typeof body.entries[0].args[2].stack).toBe('string')
+    } finally {
+      restore()
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('limits large console payloads before sending logs', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+    const { fetchMock, restore } = setupWarnConsolePipe()
+
+    try {
+      const longArray = Array.from({ length: 101 }, (_, index) => index)
+      const manyKeys: Record<string, number> = {}
+      for (let index = 0; index < 101; index++) {
+        manyKeys['key' + index] = index
+      }
+      const longString = 'x'.repeat(10001)
+      const typedArray = new Uint8Array(1024)
+      const deepObject = {
+        a: {
+          b: {
+            c: {
+              d: {
+                e: {
+                  f: {
+                    g: 'too deep',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }
+
+      console.warn(
+        'large payload',
+        longArray,
+        manyKeys,
+        longString,
+        typedArray,
+        deepObject,
+      )
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+      const body = getFirstFetchBody(fetchMock)
+
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[1]).toHaveLength(101)
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[1][100]).toBe('... (1 more)')
+      expect(Object.keys(body.entries[0].args[2])).toHaveLength(101)
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[2]['...']).toBe('(1 more keys)')
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[3].startsWith('x'.repeat(10000))).toBe(true)
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[3]).toContain('... (1 more chars)')
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[4]).toBe('[Uint8Array(1024)]')
+      expect(body.entries[0].args[5].a.b.c.d.e.f).toBe('[MaxDepth]')
+    } finally {
+      restore()
+    }
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.ts b/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.ts
index dc79798f..27bb6b39 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-vite/src/virtual-console.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,151 @@ export function generateConsolePipeCode(
     }
   }
 
+  var MAX_DEPTH = 6;
+  var MAX_ARRAY_LEN = 100;
+  var MAX_OBJECT_KEYS = 100;
+  var MAX_STRING_LENGTH = 10000;
+
+  function truncateString(value) {
+    if (value.length <= MAX_STRING_LENGTH) return value;
+    return value.slice(0, MAX_STRING_LENGTH) + '... (' + (value.length - MAX_STRING_LENGTH) + ' more chars)';
+  }
+
+  function formatDomElement(element) {
+    var tagName = element.tagName ? element.tagName.toLowerCase() : 'element';
+    var output = '<' + tagName;
+    var attrs = ['id', 'class', 'name', 'type', 'role', 'aria-label', 'data-testid'];
+
+    for (var attrIndex = 0; attrIndex < attrs.length; attrIndex++) {
+      var attrName = attrs[attrIndex];
+      var attrValue = element.getAttribute && element.getAttribute(attrName);
+      if (attrValue) {
+        output += ' ' + attrName + '="' + truncateString(String(attrValue)).replace(/"/g, '&quot;') + '"';
+      }
+    }
+
+    return output + '>';
+  }
+
+  function getObjectTypeName(arg) {
+    return arg && arg.constructor && arg.constructor.name ? arg.constructor.name : 'Object';
+  }
+
+  function formatArrayBufferView(arg) {
+    var length = typeof arg.length === 'number' ? arg.length : arg.byteLength;
+    return '[' + getObjectTypeName(arg) + '(' + length + ')]';
+  }
+
+  function serializeConsoleArg(arg, seen, depth) {
+    if (depth === undefined) depth = 0;
+    if (arg === undefined) return 'undefined';
+    if (arg === null) return null;
+
+    var argType = typeof arg;
+
+    if (argType === 'function') return '[Function' + (arg.name ? ': ' + arg.name : '') + ']';
+    if (argType === 'symbol') return arg.toString();
+    if (argType === 'bigint') return arg.toString() + 'n';
+    if (argType === 'string') return truncateString(arg);
+    if (argType !== 'object') return arg;
+
+    if (!isServer) {
+      if (
+        arg.nodeType === 1 &&
+        typeof arg.tagName === 'string' &&
+        typeof arg.getAttribute === 'function'
+      ) {
+        return formatDomElement(arg);
+      }
+      if (arg.nodeType === 9) {
+        return '[Document]';
+      }
+      if (typeof Window !== 'undefined' && arg instanceof Window) {
+        return '[Window]';
+      }
+      if (typeof Event !== 'undefined' && arg instanceof Event) {
+        return {
+          type: arg.type,
+          target: serializeConsoleArg(arg.target, seen, depth + 1),
+          currentTarget: serializeConsoleArg(arg.currentTarget, seen, depth + 1),
+          defaultPrevented: arg.defaultPrevented,
+        };
+      }
+      if (typeof Node !== 'undefined' && arg instanceof Node) {
+        return '[Node: ' + arg.nodeName + ']';
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (arg instanceof Error) {
+      return {
+        name: arg.name,
+        message: truncateString(arg.message),
+        stack: arg.stack ? truncateString(arg.stack) : arg.stack,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (arg instanceof Date) {
+      return arg.toISOString();
+    }
+
+    if (arg instanceof RegExp) {
+      return arg.toString();
+    }
+
+    if (typeof ArrayBuffer !== 'undefined') {
+      if (ArrayBuffer.isView && ArrayBuffer.isView(arg)) {
+        return formatArrayBufferView(arg);
+      }
+      if (arg instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+        return '[ArrayBuffer(' + arg.byteLength + ')]';
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof SharedArrayBuffer !== 'undefined' && arg instanceof SharedArrayBuffer) {
+      return '[SharedArrayBuffer(' + arg.byteLength + ')]';
+    }
+
+    if (depth >= MAX_DEPTH) {
+      return '[MaxDepth]';
+    }
+
+    if (seen.indexOf(arg) !== -1) {
+      return '[Circular]';
+    }
+
+    seen.push(arg);
+
+    if (Array.isArray(arg)) {
+      var arrayResult = [];
+      var arrayLength = Math.min(arg.length, MAX_ARRAY_LEN);
+      for (var arrayIndex = 0; arrayIndex < arrayLength; arrayIndex++) {
+        arrayResult.push(serializeConsoleArg(arg[arrayIndex], seen, depth + 1));
+      }
+      if (arg.length > MAX_ARRAY_LEN) {
+        arrayResult.push('... (' + (arg.length - MAX_ARRAY_LEN) + ' more)');
+      }
+      seen.pop();
+      return arrayResult;
+    }
+
+    var objectResult = {};
+    var keys = Object.keys(arg);
+    var keyLength = Math.min(keys.length, MAX_OBJECT_KEYS);
+    for (var keyIndex = 0; keyIndex < keyLength; keyIndex++) {
+      var key = keys[keyIndex];
+      try {
+        objectResult[key] = serializeConsoleArg(arg[key], seen, depth + 1);
+      } catch (error) {
+        objectResult[key] = '[Thrown: ' + String(error) + ']';
+      }
+    }
+    if (keys.length > MAX_OBJECT_KEYS) {
+      objectResult['...'] = '(' + (keys.length - MAX_OBJECT_KEYS) + ' more keys)';
+    }
+    seen.pop();
+    return objectResult;
+  }
+
   // Override global console methods
   for (var j = 0; j < CONSOLE_LEVELS.length; j++) {
     (function(level) {
@@ -106,15 +251,9 @@ export function generateConsolePipeCode(
           return;
         }
 
-        // Serialize args safely
         var safeArgs = args.map(function(arg) {
-          if (arg === undefined) return 'undefined';
-          if (arg === null) return null;
-          if (typeof arg === 'function') return '[Function]';
-          if (typeof arg === 'symbol') return arg.toString();
           try {
-            JSON.stringify(arg);
-            return arg;
+            return serializeConsoleArg(arg, [], 0);
           } catch (e) {
             return String(arg);
           }